RFCOP Crime Update Week of December 26th - January 1st

RF Crime Report week of Dec 26 – Jan 1, 2012

Sgt. Finks reply to the past weeks Identity Thefts:

All three cases involved financial institutions-banks, creditors-in other states but the victim lives here in MD. No identifiable source of information available as to how the victim's information was obtained. If you're going to alert other residents just inform them to be very careful on how they make their information available to others, especially on-line whether making purchases, paying bills, banking or anything else. Make sure you're using very secure sites, only put out that information that is required and alert your bank or creditor anytime you see unauthorized activity on an account.

Sgt Fink

Rodgers Forge in 2011 sees decreases in property crimes

In 2009 and 2010, Rodgers Forge was in the midst of an unfortunate trend of first degree burglaries. A total of 30 homes were broken into during that two year period. In 2011, only 3 homes were burglarized. No home had been broken into since April.

2011 also saw a significant decrease in theft from vehicle incidents. Though two vehicles were broken into on New Year's Day and the summertime saw a steady trend, the final quarter of the year saw a significant decrease of such thefts. The summertime also brought with it an uptick of stolen bikes. Rodgers Forge bike owners lost a rough estimate of $4000-$5000 worth of bikes. Preliminary numbers show only one reported bike theft in the final quarter of 2011.

Unfortunately, near the end of July, a neighbor in the 7000 block of Heathfield was assaulted by an armed gunman when she came home from work just before 2 a.m. Also, two fires were deliberately set on the grounds of Rodgers Forge Elementary. A dumpster was torched in August and a pile of leaves was set on fire on the basketball court in December.

Identity theft cases significantly increased in 2011. Unofficial numbers had 11 reports of identity theft throughout Rodgers Forge. Three cases were reported in as many days during the second to last week in December. Also, the month of December saw copper downspout thefts occur along with packages being stolen from some front porches in Rodgers Forge.

The Rodgers Forge Citizens On Patrol continued to impact the Rodgers Forge community. Members from the RFC.O.P. patrolled over 600 hours in 2011. When power was lost for several nights in a good portion of our neighborhood back in August, volunteers were out until 4-5 a.m. making sure those without power were protected. In November, one of our patrol members was able to retrieve a license plate number of a driver who hit a vehicle on Murdock and left the scene. The incident occurred just after 3 a.m on a Sunday. The driver was eventually charged. The RFC.O.P. Debuted its own website in November - www.rfcop.com is now in operation. The RF C.O.P. and the RFC Inc. welcomed Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson to the neighborhood in March.

Since 2009, the mantra of the Rodgers Forge C.O.P has been, "Lights On, Lock Up, Look Out." Through the efforts of neighbors, our neighborhood saw a decrease in crime in 2011. Protect yourself as best as you can and always be on the lookout for something or someone that doesn't seem right. May 2012 see an even more significant decrease in crime in Rodgers Forge.

Significant Events Report for the week of December 26, 2011-January 02, 2012

Section One: Major Crimes - Robberies

(All Commercial, Street Robberies resulting in injuries,

All Robberies related to trends)

Date Time CC Number Offense Location (Business & Victim Name) Synopsis Suspect Information

01/02/12 0035 12-002-0041 Armed Robbery 7200 block York Rd. 21204

The suspect entered location and displayed a handgun. The suspect knelt behind the counter and demanded money and cigarettes. The suspect obtained property before fleeing from location. B/M, 20’s, black ski mask.

Section Two: Major Crimes – Burglaries

All Commercial, Schools, Residential related to trends,

Burglaries with high dollar value stolen / weapons stolen

Date Time CC Number Offense Location (Business & Victim Name) Synopsis Suspect Information

12/29/11 1330-1800 11-361-1179 1st Degree Burglary 6900 block Lachlan Circle 21286

An unknown suspect entered the apartment and removed property. There were no signs of forced entry. Unknown

12/28/11 1330-2345 11-363-0517 1st Degree Burglary 8300 block Loch Raven Blvd. 21234

An unknown suspect stole property. There were no signs of forced entry. Unknown

12/31/11-01/01/12 2200-0325 12-001-0378 1st Degree Burglary 8500 block Chestnut Oak Rd. 21234

The suspect entered the residence by forcing the front door. The suspect removed property. Unknown

12/22/11-12/23/11 1200-1800 11-361-0451 2nd Degree Burglary Unit block Ecoway Ct. 21204

An unknown suspect wedged a piece of plastic into the key hole to enter location. Once inside, the suspect damaged and removed property. Unknown

12/16/11 1236 11-361-0974 4th Degree Burglary 100 block Midhurst Rd. 21212

A neighbor observed a B/M suspect remove property from the victim’s front porch. The suspect left in a green vehicle. B/M

12/14/11-12/28/11 0800-0832 11-362-0639 4th Degree Burglary 500 block Stevenson lane 21286

Unknown suspects entered the location and stole a property. Unknown

baltimoresun.com - Crime Incident Notification

Week of Dec 26 – Jan 1, 2012

Incident # Date Time Description Location

113650534 12/31 11:25 am Check on Location Chumleigh / Heathfield

113601029 12/26 5:58 pm Check on Location Yorktowne Drive

113640657 12/30 11:30am Disturbance Dumbarton / Rodgers Forge

113611411 12/27 9:20 pm Disturbance 13x blk Dumbarton

120010276 1/1/12 2:17 am Disturbance Regester / Dumbarton

120010234 1/1/12 1:51 am Disturbance Dorking / Dumbarton

113631321 12/29 6:39 pm Suspicious Vehicle Pinehurst / Murdock

113611308 12/27 7:54 pm Suspicious Vehicle 4xx blk Murdock

113611524 12/27 11:04 pm Noise Complaint Bellona / Murdock

113641691 12/30 10:02 pm Noise Complaint Pinehurst / Hopkins

113610874 12/27 2:38 pm 4^th degree Burglary 1xx blk Midhurst

113640150 12/30 1:55 am DWI Traffic Arrest Overbrook / York

Email Alerts - Spot Crime.com

2.00 Miles around 222 Dumbarton Road – Week of Dec 26 – Jan 1, 2012

Case # Crime Date Time Address

113610874 4^th degree Burglary 12/27 2:38 pm 1xx Midhurst